College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR China.
College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quality Science and Processing Technology in Special Starch, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR China; China-Ireland International Cooperation Centre for Food Material Science and Structure Design, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR China.
Food Chem. 2020 May 1;311:125932. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125932. Epub 2019 Dec 3.
The present study investigated the changes in structural and emulsifying properties of lotus seed protein isolates (LSPIs) under different microwave-vacuum (MV) treatments. A decrease of fluorescence peak intensity with blue-shift of the fluorescence emission maximum indicated that MV treatment induced unfolding of LSPIs so that more hydrophobic residues were exposed. Raman spectra showed that the ordered secondary structures (α-helix, β-sheet) gradually converted into β-turns and random coils during 50-150 W MV treatment. Particle size distribution and atomic force microscope revealed that the amounts of small subunits increased when the LSPIs were modified by 50-100 W MV treatment. Emulsions prepared by 100-W-MV-LSPIs exhibited the optimal emulsifying ability with the smallest oil droplet sizes. Confocal laser scanning microscopy and analytical centrifugal analyzer further proved 50-100 W MV-treatment enhanced the flocculation and creaming stability. Our findings provide a certain theoretical foundation to apply MV technology for developing desirable LSPIs-stabilized emulsions.
本研究探讨了不同微波真空(MV)处理下莲子蛋白分离物(LSPIs)结构和乳化性质的变化。荧光发射最大值的蓝移表明 MV 处理诱导 LSPIs 展开,从而暴露出更多的疏水性残基,荧光峰强度的降低表明这一点。拉曼光谱显示,在 50-150 W MV 处理过程中,有序的二级结构(α-螺旋、β-折叠)逐渐转化为β-转角和无规卷曲。粒径分布和原子力显微镜表明,当 LSPIs 经过 50-100 W MV 处理修饰时,小亚基的数量增加。用 100 W-MV-LSPI 制备的乳液表现出最佳的乳化能力,其油滴尺寸最小。共聚焦激光扫描显微镜和分析离心分析器进一步证明,50-100 W MV 处理增强了絮凝和乳状液稳定性。我们的研究结果为应用 MV 技术开发理想的 LSPIs 稳定乳液提供了一定的理论基础。